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Pineapple Cupcakes

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Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.  Bring a little taste of the tropics with these Pineapple Cupcakes!   Make them for a Luau or any party with a tropical theme.  Your guests will love the cherry hidden at the bottom and the layer of pineapple in center.

Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.

My Mai Tai Cupcakes and Sunset Cupcakes are also perfect summer cupcake choices.

Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.

CHERRIES!

Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.

PINEAPPLE CENTER!

Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.

BAKED AND READY FOR THE YUMMY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING!

Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Pineapple Cupcakes

Pineapple Cupcakes

Yield: Makes 18 Cupcakes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 23 minutes
Total Time: 43 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 18 maraschino cherries
  • 20 ounce can pineapple chunks (each chunk cut in half)
  • pineapple rings (garnish, cut into wedges)

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk

Instructions

For the Cupcakes:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line cupcake tin with 18 cupcake liners and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time until well combined.
  6. Add the flour mixture alternating with the milk.
  7. Mix until just combined.
  8. Add 1 teaspoon of batter to the bottom of each cupcake liner. Add a cherry.
  9. Top with 1 tablespoon of batter.

NOTE: This batter is thick. In order to spread the batter easily dip finger tips in water. Then spread.

  1. Add 4 pieces of pineapple. (that will be originally 2 chunks cut in half)
  2. Top with another tablespoon of batter.

NOTE: You'll need to use the same spreading method you did for the first layer.

  1. Bake 20 - 23 minutes.
  2. Cool on wire rack in cupcake pans.
  3. Frost with pineapple cream cheese frosting when completely cooled.
  4. Top with a pineapple wedge (optional).

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

  1. Cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
  2. Add the vanilla and mix until well combined.
  3. Add the confectioners’ sugar 1 cup at a time alternating with the milk.
  4. Store frosted goods in the refrigerator.

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Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.Pineapple Cupcakes | A layer of pineapple tucked in the middle with a cherry surprise at the bottom all topped with a cream cheese frosting.

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Comments

Pineapple Cupcakes — 18 Comments

  3. These sound amazing – I just know my girls will go ga-ga for them! Found you through Mandatory Mooch’s 5/1 linky party – thanks so much for sharing!

    ~Sherry from WhoNeedsACape.com

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  6. just put them in the oven so excited to try! i switched the pineapple to mango because we bought a lot of mango for a desert which did not work out so we had so much leftover great use of extra mango/pineapple!

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  10. sheryl, this is called a pineapple upside down (cup)cake. not original, didn’t inspire me. my family makes this all the time. all u did was put it in a cupcake shape. but nice try 🙂 maybe next time <3

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    • Well Hello Inspire Me Next Time, Actually this is not a pineapple upside down cake. There is no brown sugar syrup bottom. The cherry at the bottom is a nice little surprise. Sorry you weren’t inspired but this is a good recipe. Next time if you don’t like a recipe maybe you could just move on instead of leaving an empty negative comment.

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      • I can’t wait to make these! The Dole whip frosting is also going to be amazing! Thank you for the recipe! Sorry you have to deal with negative comments, so ridiculous!

        I’ll be making these this weekend!

        Molly

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